Category Archives: Greece

Special mini-epic poetry feature by Nicole Coonradt. I teach Great Books at a small liberal arts college. In the first of a two-course sequence, students read texts from the Ancient to Medieval periods, beginning with Homer and concluding with Dante. Those questions regarding human agency and divinity continue to inform our understanding of literature, but … Continue reading →

Join to the world’s largest dinner party celebrating the Greek people, culture and influences that have shaped our world on January 15th, 2018. This year friends in Abu Dhabi are joining us. Friends around the world who are chefs, authors, business leaders, award winning olive oil companies, artists, software engineers, scientists, and diplomats join to … Continue reading →

The 4th Greek Dinner Around the World is on January 15th, 2017. Join to the world’s largest dinner party celebrating the Greek people, culture and influences that have shaped our world today. Every year more people join chefs, authors, business leaders, award winning olive oil companies, artists, software engineers, scientists, diplomats and more to recognize … Continue reading →

Leading security experts joined the Hellenic American Womens Council (HAWC) 23rd annual conference “Recognize the Threat: Be Ready to Act” to raise awareness and provide practical solutions to mitigate any direct threat. Many may say, “terrorism or violent acts won’t happen where I live”. However, Dr. Terry Gudaitis, founder of Mindstar Security and Profiling; Debra Anderson, … Continue reading →

Special post in support for the British Arab Centre in London. First staged in Amman in 2013, and the subject of an award winning documentary, Developing Artists presents Refuge Productions’ Queens of Syria, an adaptation of Euripides anti-war tragedy, The Trojan Women. Performed by an all-female cast of Syrian refugees, the production skilfully amalgamates the … Continue reading →

For the third year, #GreekDinner Around the World on January 15, 2016 will honor and celebrate the best of Greek culture, heritage, cuisine, arts, and business in all corners of the world. Now, with so many refugees arriving in Greece, who are the families being sheltered in Greece? Starting in Australia, moving to Asia, through … Continue reading →

The Acropolis of Athens, Greece, reigns majestically above and continues to inspire original thinkers in democracy, philosophy, the arts, the sciences, and the humanities. Each marble piece defying scientific expectations has over the centuries commanded respect. Dedicated to the goddess Athena, who reigned with strength and peacefulness, the Acropolis symbolically represents the possibilities within humanity … Continue reading →

Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal AustraliaJune 1, 2018 at 10:30 am – September 30, 2018 at 11:30 amThe Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20009, United StatesNine leading contemporary female artists from remote Aboriginal communities across Australia are featured in the exhibit whose works are part of the private collection of Miami-based collectors and philanthropists Debra and Dennis Scholl.

Spiked: The Unpublished Political Cartoons of Rob RogersJuly 18, 2018 – September 8, 2018Corcoran School of the Arts & Design GW, 500 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USAPop up exhibition of unpublished political cartoons by Rob Rogers whose employer, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, refused to publish over the course of three months. Explore the art of political cartoons and freedom of the press.

Full Circle: Hue and Saturation in the Washington Color SchoolJuly 21, 2018 – October 26, 2018Corcoran School of the Arts & Design GW, 500 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USADrawing from the George Washington University Collection along with critical loans, paintings and mixed media, this exhibition provides examples of the Washington Color School and its legacy. It is the first exhibition for the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery in its news space in the Corcoran, a fitting venue for many of the artists represented,…

Bridging Boundaries: ReopeningJuly 21, 2018 – August 19, 2018Corcoran School of the Arts & Design GW, 500 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006, USAGeorege Washington University Professor Joseph Kunkel, a Northern Cheyenne tribal member, draws from his own experience as an architect and community designer, with extensive experience researching building capacity in Native American communities. During the exhibition, a mural will be created by Texas graffiti artist Joerael Julian-Elliott.

Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal AustraliaNovember 1, 2018The University of British Columbia, 2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, CanadaNine leading contemporary female artists from remote Aboriginal communities across Australia are featured in the exhibit whose works are part of the private collection of Miami-based collectors and philanthropists Debra and Dennis Scholl.